[extropy-chat] millionaires in America

[Brent Neal]

 (7/28/05 12:50) J. Andrew Rogers <andrew at ceruleansystems.com> wrote:

>What it also suggests is that there is a cultural and genetic selection
>process at work -- evolution in action.  When these statistics are sorted
>across ethnic groups and cultures, the results are far more striking.  While
>there is probably a genetic component that offers an advantage (like the
>abundance of bright compulsive workaholics in my family), I think culture is
>responsible for the lion's share of why some people are financially
>successful and others are not.


Social Darwinism?  Isn't that terribly early-1900s?

B
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